SMALLWOOD – The Smallwood Civic Association (SWCA) will hold a meet the candidates forum on July 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the Smallwood Civic Association Lodge: 302 Pine Grove Road, Smallwood.

Candidates who will appear on the ballot for Bethel voters in the November, 2025 election will attend.

The forum is open to residents of the Town of Bethel.

Issues to be discussed include land use and zoning issues regarding future growth of the town. This forum is an opportunity – and part of a long tradition  –  for Smallwood Civic Association members to meet and take the measure of those who seek to represent them in local and county-wide government.

All candidates will be contacted in advance of the forum and depending on which position they are seeking, will be sent a set of prompts (questions and/or concerns) to address during the time they have the floor to introduce themselves. How candidates respond to the prompts and the degree to which they do so, is up to them, but they will know in advance what is generally on the minds of members of the Smallwood Civic Association as well as the residents of the Hamlet of Smallwood, and the Town of Bethel.

While the format described above is not a Q & A, candidates will be encouraged to remain after the conclusion of the forum to meet, greet, and answer questions that people may have.